the b-log.

May 28

“We don’t have a word for the opposite of loneliness, but if we did, I could say that’s what I want in life…It’s not quite love and it’s not quite community; it’s just this feeling that there are people, an abundance of people, who are in this together. Who are on your team. When the check is paid and you stay at the table. When it’s four a.m. and no one goes to bed. That night with the guitar. That night we can’t remember. That time we did, we went, we saw, we laughed, we felt. The hats.”

The Opposite of Loneliness by Yale Daily News columnist Marina Keegan for the class of 2012 commencement.

She died in a car accident several days later at age 22.

(via mercybell)

May 27

“This week (Mitt Romney) was attacking Obama about ‘our failing educational system.’ (And) he has a point: I mean, we are graduating millions of people in this country who are so lacking in basic analytical skills, they are considering voting for Mitt Romney.”

BILL MAHER, Real Time (via inothernews)

May 25

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Drum Fill Friday, From Wild Flag's Drummer Janet Weiss : All Songs Considered Blog : NPR -

6/7. I’ll take it!

forever.

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George R.R. Martin on Writing Women

George Stroumboulopoulos: There's one thing that's interesting about your books. I noticed that you write women really well and really different. Where does that come from?
George R.R. Martin: You know, I've always considered women to be people.

May 20

“…she has gone on record as saying that the Back to the Future trilogy is the “best movie trilogy of all time,” when anybody who knows movies knows the best movie trilogy ever is comprised of the first three The Mighty Ducks films.”

Megan Ellison Embodies All You Think You Hate About Lena Dunham’s Privilege

TRUE STORY.

May 18

animalstalkinginallcaps:

DAMN, GIRL. YOU CAN SEE THAT BOOTY FROM THE FRONT.

May 17

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